Game 7: Saturday, November 11th, 7:00PM (PST - Arizona)





Memphis Grizzlies
(1-3)


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<td>Stoudamire
<td>Jones
<td>Miller
<td>Warrick
<td>Tsakilidis
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<td>Atkins
<td>Jones
<td>Gay
<td>Roberts
<td>Swift
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Phoenix Suns
(1-5)


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<td>Barbosa
<td>Marion
<td>Diaw
<td>Stoudemire
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<td>Banks
<td>Rose
<td>JaJones
<td>JuJones
<td>Thomas
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Suns Previous Game

Mavericks 119 - Suns 112

Dallas returned home with their first win of the season and the pressure having been removed, while the Suns piled plenty more on their own shoulders. Phoenix had its worst defensive effort so far this season, including the boards once again. The Suns were eaten alive by Dallas' big three scorers, and once they got started there was no stopping them. While Phoenix enjoyed a 42-26 advantage in points in the paint, they could not cause the Mavericks to miss from the outside.

Amare Stoudemire was a definite bright spot for Phoenix, tallying 16 points and 8 rebounds in 34 minutes of action. Leandro Barbosa connected on his first five threes and ended with 30 points. Coach D'Antoni surprisingly played Kurt Thomas just 4 minutes, despite Kurt playing as well right now as he ever has. Coach would likely attribute this to matchups.

Grizzlies Previous Game

Rockets 86 - Grizzlies 80

Game Notes

The Suns, despite their struggles, are still expected to win this game. Coach has had a "now we are not playing around" attitude after the loss to Dallas, and hopefully that mentality will be manifested on the court where it counts. There's just not much to say here, so much needs to be turned around if the Suns want to stop being the joke of this season. Defense. Rebounding. Intensity. Consistency. Toughness. Focus. Etc. Raja Bell, through an encounter with a buddy of mine, says he will miss this game and return after the five day rest period before their next game on Friday. Get well Raja, we need you.

Injuries

Raja Bell will miss the game (as of Friday night) with bruised ribs. Steve Nash will continue to play through his hip injury. Pau Gasol of the Memphis Grizzlies remains unavailable.


Vegas Odds
Stations

Favorite: PHO
Point spread: -10

Originally Posted by Amareca Feed the monster! He's back. And Barbosa looks awesome, allstar type good and now that we gave up on him as a PG he is even racking up the assists now.